Re: What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?

[rowdypat]

Went to local Rod and Bike Show this evening, a few interesting specimens....

 

[rowdypat]

...and I passed this on the road, no trailer in sight.

 

[blab]

Any more pics of the Alchemy ?

 

[RCGBOB44]

I've just taken the front wheel out of the Jota to have a new hoop fitted, thought I'd better as it's 15 years old.

 

[Bottler]

Finally received the South African Police Service authority to export my Laverda and Moto Guzzi to Australia, having already got the Aussie import approvals. As the Guzzi had been registered as a diplomatic vehicle I also had to get the South African Foreign Affairs Department to approve its export as well. Anyway, having finished with the requirements of the bureaucracy I went off to the local BMW dealer who have me two crates that had just been used to import GS 1200s from Berlin.

Most importantly the crates meet the international standard for treated timber so the Aussie fumigator should leave them alone. I crated the bikes up and on Monday the removalists took all our stuff in a shipping container including the bikes.

It cost me about AUD $ 1350 to ship both bikes to AUS, and insurance is about the same. The Laverda won't attract any import duty as it came from AUS but I think the Guzzi will cost about $1400 in customs duty. Not much more I hope.

So next time I see them should be in Bungendore late January. Safe travels to both.

 

[rowdypat]

Any more pics of the Alchemy ?

No, sorry Blab. I'll take a few more shots next show.

 

[AndyW]

The Laverda won't attract any import duty as it came from AUS but I think the Guzzi will cost about $1400 in customs duty. Not much more I hope.

I trust you've kept the documentation showing the Jota has already been registered in Australia? Dont be too surprised if they want and try to charge you GST again...

AndyW

 

[breganzane]

Finally received the South African Police Service authority to export my Laverda and Moto Guzzi to Australia
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So next time I see them should be in Bungendore late January. Safe travels to both.

Happy travels to them, will be great to see you and the bikes back in The 'Dore!  If we encompass Bungendore's "Greater Metro" area then I figure we have 4 owners and over a dozen bikes.  Punches well above it's weight does The 'Dore, much like some of the regulars at the Royal! 

 

[chrisk]

No, sorry Blab. I'll take a few more shots next show.

I note a bloke with a Rebels patch behind the Alchemy .................. there's something you don't see everyday .... in Qld!

 

[Grant]

Got fed up working on Ducatis so for some light relief I set to on the Jota today.
Real period piece as they would have duelled on track around the same time. (Jota ahead as usual!  )

 

[Bottler]

Mate I've still got the NSW number plate!

 

[mauricejota7604]

Hey Grant now that Jota of a mate of mine  ??? certainly looks the goods its been a long road there!!
I didnt work on my SS but dug it out from behind a dozen Laverdas and took it riding! thought it may be similar to the SFC but nope very smooth but I think the SFC750 would get it up the top end.

 

[71Laverda750SF]

Finally got the Moto Laverda sign painted and mounted outside the workshop shed. The guy on eBay uses a plasma cutter to make them, a little rough but once painted you can hardly tell. Now the rides know where home is 

 

[Gerald]

Clay, you've got it down to a t! even the oranges in front of the garage have the right color

Regards,
Gerald

 

[lemonjelly]

oranges are not the only fruit.  :-* :-*


Got to look like the original early factory,rivet rivet.

 

[drikko]

Is advertising what's in the shed a good idea?

Fixed my waggly mirror, gave it a bath, all good for the new years eve run to hello.

 

[chrisk]

I'm buggered - Spent the rainy day stripping the 750 to the bear frame. Cut off the offending motor mounts and centre stand mounts, ground excess back to the bone, all nice and clean for the new mounts to be made up once the Redax 880SF motor is temperalay in place, to mark out the templates for the new mounts.

Was relieved to see, what I thought, was a broken top head stem bearing race (SV1000 donor), wasn't.

While I had the grinder and flap wheels out, I removed the crude baffle DPO fitted to the SFC 'muffler' I had tucked away.

I've got to buy me one of those hydraulic bike lifts, my bones are fucking killing me from bending down all day. 

 

[drikko]

.................. temperalay .........

....... my brain cell is fucking killing me from bending down all day.

fixed...

 

[chrisk]

fixed...

FFS, ya fuck one goat!

 

[Davo]

FFS, ya fuck one goat!

Don't forget the "bear" frame.